Hades's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[I Will Gut You Like A Pig]

Grindcore FTW!

Awesome, you really hit the spot with this, it's probably the most amusing GC song I've heard in a long time (and you know how many ten second-songs fit in a long time). Really great stuff, made me laugh like hell.

speedmetalmessiah responds:

Awesome man, glad to hear it. Was fun to make something so short.

[[AltS]- Chippish]

Funky!

This reminded me of some prehistoric-themed video game I used to play as a kid (probably due to the type of drum beat in the background). At first, the bend synth sounded as though it could build up to be annoying if it would last longer, but you managed to neutralize this with the higher chip sound and make it a cool melody. The part from 0:32 was an excellent bridge section, it really fitted very nicely as a continuation of the song. I would, however, suggest adding something after it to blend better with the beginning of the song, simply because the transfer from more sounds straight to one sound without any transition usually sounds a bit too cut-off. Also, the sound that you popped in every now and then (every four beats?) was a really cool addition to strengthen the rythm and create a better feeling, and so were the phased parts. Really nice, this could be used in a game very soon if someone would happen to need a chippish videogame song for his flash. I'll make sure to mention this if any such requests appear on the forum.

Again, great work!

alternativesolution responds:

Before I rendered this as an mp3, it looped perfectly as a .wav file. But you're right, adding something to the end would help it loop better. *heads off to do just that* Thanks again! :D <3

[::Live Hard::]

Well...

It would be a much better song with some better guitar synths, and believe me, I know just how hard it is to find good ones. The problem with the sounds you used is: the low notes sound to much fading-in, and the high melody sounds like it's being played on a keyboard, because of the sound. The bass-line, however fitted the whole concept of the song very nicely, the melodies were nice and the drums were ok. Another thing that would improve this greatly is adding some more length, seeing that you should put in some more melodies other than the usual one and the improvisational part. With some improvements, this could turn out to be a great song, so I suggest you just keep on working on it for a while longer!

OvalsinOuterSpace responds:

thanks i did use organ synths

[-Orr- Heroic Confrontation]

Epic

I remember this song from Sonny, it's one of the most epic battle-background songs I've ever heard, but I had no idea you composed it (guess I didn't pay attention to the audio information :P). I love the way you used the strings and timpani to create this epic and very dramatic feel, something like the songs from 'The Gladiator OST'. Also, the use of bells is a major advantage of this song, as they add a very intense rythm to the piece. The melody was very nice and well-developed, but at the same time it was very powerful, and adrenaline-packed. As always- a great song, nice work!

DavidOrr responds:

I wrote all the music for Sonny (minus the overworld music, which was wonderfully written by Martijn Vranken), and I'll be writing the music for Sonny 2 as well! Glad you enjoyed the music! Hopefully you'll find the music for Sonny 2 equally as engaging!

[Grape Tasty Wine]

Great ska/rock song!

Very cool song, I liked the riffs, drums and background brass sections. The vocals were excellently recorded, just like the rest of the song, and the lyrics were very amusing. It's a truly good song, and every aspect of it just oozes with coolness. You obviously put a lot of effort into it, it's great! Nice work, I really had fun listening to it!

Monkeywithumbs responds:

Well, shucks, Hades! The lyrics are sort of amusing...lol. Thanks so much for the kind words!

[Resident Evil]

Really nice

Great song, I really liked your idea and concept of a song with voice-acting from Resident Evil. The melodies were really good, and I liked the sounds you used. The beat was good, but slightly repetative, e.g. some changes in spaces between separate hi-hat hits would probably help change the mood (unless you were aiming for a constant beat, in that case it's just fine ;D). Very good song, good job!

P.S. Mind reviewing my last song? ;)

SkyMarshall responds:

Thanks man :) Glad you like it. The beat is as you say, constant through the whole thing. On purpose indeed, but you might be right it could have done better with a little differences. I do split it up into breakbeat in the middle, but maybe you're right. Thanks for the perfect 10 and the review, mate.

I will review your song when vacation is done :)

[The Darkest Place of All-MAC8]

Depressing

Really good ambiental stuff, you really hit the right 'depressed' feel with the slow background synths, heavy bells and high-pitched noises. I liked the way you didn't attempt to make a clearly defined melody in order of achieving the chaotic feeling of sadness. Liked it a lot, hope you get a good position on the MAC!

Flash-MX responds:

Thank you very much! I was going over and over a few melodies and chord progressions, but I felt that the real, real sad feeling comes from almost atonal sounds, musical indifference in other words,
Thanks again!

[Xyirx - Xyirx's Sonata]

Nice stuff

Great neo-classical work, I really liked the progressions and melody. The first part sounded a lot like the usual profile of video-game battle themes common to the RPG genre, with replacing different piano sections with other sound you could probably get a really good song in that genre. The following part reminded me of a mix of standard baroque piano pieces and heavy villain themes from different cartoons. The only thing I could complain about is the piano sounding a bit too artificial, but you managed to reduce that feeling with major variations within the song's loudness. Great work!

Xyirx responds:

Oh, a very nice review indeed. This one, actually, I want to make it somehow like Beethoven style, that's why you might say it's baroque. I composed this by Fruity Loops, so that maybe why the piano sounds artificial. Gotta find better samples. :)

Thank you again for listening, and of course, a great review.

[Sharp Sound Creature - Sample3]

Cool stuff

Really nice song, reminded me a bit of a theme song for some TV series, but I just can't recall which one. The beginning's separated-chords guitar was really nice, and it fitted very nicely with the slightly overdriven lead-fills. The part at 1:04 was a bit heavier, but still very relaxed (probably due to the chord progression). 1:36 reminded me a bit of the style of the Red Hot Chill Peppers, with only the bass in the background and the guitar playing a lead melody. All in all- really nice stuff, can't wait to see what more you can make out of this! Good job!

tijnn responds:

Zhank y00 very much smexi.

[CRUSH]

Cool stuff

Great song, I liked the use of turntable-scratch sounds together with disto/guitars, gave it a new-school metal sort of feel, but in the good way. Very interesting way of building a song, really didn't expect the philtered synths to come in. The beginning guitar melody was good, even good enough not to get boring through the song. However, I would've moved the pan a bit closer to the center, just to keep the beginning of the song left-sideless (just an opinion, anyway). All in all- the song is really great, I liked it a lot and found it very interesting to listen to. Great job.

metallikid6 responds:

Thank you so much! Yeah, this song was inspired by Rap-Metal when it was a good idea in 2000. I used to really be into bands like Limp Bizkit & Linkin Park, and this song was to kind of pay homage to that era. (I still like LP, but they're dif. now. Gave up on LB after Chocolate Douche =P).

Thanks for the review and helpful critique about the panning. It really means a lot to me.